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To: Howard Bennett who wrote (29244)	11/9/1999 6:25:00 PM
From: Techplayer	Respond to of 77400

Howard, Of course they can, (just as LU will) at least until the government changes the rules. Taking advantage of the incredible multiples in their stock price is the smartest thing that CSCO could do to keep the growth going at this pace. Brian

To: Howard Bennett who wrote (29244)	11/9/1999 6:32:00 PM
From: John F. Dowd	Respond to of 77400

HB: What's the problem? It is a simple decision. Do I build a a second story or buy out the guy next door? The accounting is trickier but the principle is the same. And except for taxes it is the accounting industry and not the government that sets the guidelines for accounting for M&A activity. It is another way also of chep financing. They buy out a company that has just funded it self for the development of a technology that CSCO doesn't have - so they buy tha financing and development engine and hitch it to the CSCO train. They do this only if they can't do it cheaper themselves from mthe raising of the capital to the hiring of the new people to the time it takes to spin up the new tech. JFD